Background
Davis, George Cullom was born on May 2, 1935 in Aurora, Illinois, United States. Son of George Cullom and Mary Elizabeth (Scripps) Davis.
Davis, George Cullom was born on May 2, 1935 in Aurora, Illinois, United States. Son of George Cullom and Mary Elizabeth (Scripps) Davis.
AB, Princeton University, 1957. Master of Arts, University Illinois, Urbana, 1961. Doctor of Philosophy, University Illinois, Urbana, 1968.
Dr of History (honorary), Lincoln College, 1999. Diploma of Honor, Lincoln Memorial University, 1995. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Knox College, 2000.
Instructor, Punahou School, Honolulu, 1957-1959; instructor, University of Illinois, Urbana, 1962-1964; assistant professor, Indiana U., Bloomington, 1964-1970; associate dean, Indiana U., Bloomington, 1967-1970; associate professor, Sangamon State University, Springfield, Illinois, 1970-1974; professor, Sangamon State University, Springfield, Illinois, 1974-1995; professor emeritus, since 1995; professor of history, University of Illinois-Springfield, since 1974; director, senior editor Lincoln Legal Papers Documentary Edit., since 1988. Board directors Bank One, Springfield. Consultant John Nuveen & Company, Chicago, since 1989, Memorial Medical Center, Springfield, since 1991.
(Book by Davis, Cullom, Back, Kathryn, Maclean, Kay)
Delaware Democratic National Convention, 1972. President Springfield Public Schools Foundation, 1987-1988. Member Manuscript Society, Association for Documentary Editing (chairman constitution committee 1990-1994, president 1997-1998), Illinois Coalition of Library.
Advocates (board directors 1982-1984), Illinois Humanities Council (board directors 1983-1989, vice chair 1985-1987, chair 1987-1989), Illinois Association for Advancement of History, Illinois State History Society (vice president 1974-1975, 82-83, board directors 1979-1982, Executive Committee 1979-1982, advisory board since 1994), Sangamon County History Society (board directors 1971-1974, 79-82, vice president 1981-1982, 90-91, president 1991-1992), Organisation American Historians (treasurer 1984-1993), Oral History Association (nominating committee 1978-1979, 85-87, colloquium program committee 1978, chairman national workshop 1979, national county 1980-1985, vice president 1982-1983, president 1983-1984), Abraham Lincoln Association (board directors since 1977, chairman publications committee 1981-1987, vice president 1984-1986, president 1995-1996).
Married Marilyn Louise Whittaker, June 22, 1957 (divorced March 1974). Children: Catherine, Lesa, Charles. Married Ann Elizabeth Chapman, May 27, 1976.